I lost my keys yesterday and I need to start my accord...i do have a spare key but it wont crank it, but it will open the door. I have a 2000 4cyl and i need to start it in the meantime before i go get another key....any help is greatly appreciated
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RedRyder
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Here's the steps to hotwire it:
I kid. I am guessing your spare key is just a cut key and does not have the transponder. Do you have anyone that can drive you to the dealership?
I kid. I am guessing your spare key is just a cut key and does not have the transponder. Do you have anyone that can drive you to the dealership?
RedRyder
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Sucks. Well I may be wrong but I think you need a factory key to start the car.
98acclude
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here they require the car to be at the dealership because they have to program it there... this happened to me before I swapped the h in and got rid of the damn immobilzer and I had to pay to have my car towed... all they can do at the dealership I think is cut the key with your vin but they cant program it because they need to get their reprogram tool hooked up to you're ecu via the obd2 slot... I know at the nissan dealership we need the car also and require all keys to cut and reprogram another key because it renders the other key usless... 
sorry to hear about that because I've been there and it's a pain in the ***.
sorry to hear about that because I've been there and it's a pain in the ***.
98acclude
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when I went (about 3 years ago) it cost me about 89 bucks for the reprogram and then about 20 bucks for the key...
at nissan on the new nissans it cost about 200 bucks after it's all said and done but hopefully it's not that bad now! but those come with the key inside of the remote (ikey) and it's also probably that much also because they're all push start now and dont require you putting a key inside of a slot at all, well some of them have a port to put the ikey in and then push the push start button they do that though so if the battery dies in the remote then it will still register that there is a key still
at nissan on the new nissans it cost about 200 bucks after it's all said and done but hopefully it's not that bad now! but those come with the key inside of the remote (ikey) and it's also probably that much also because they're all push start now and dont require you putting a key inside of a slot at all, well some of them have a port to put the ikey in and then push the push start button they do that though so if the battery dies in the remote then it will still register that there is a key still
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HondaLuver83
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A mobile locksmith will be able to make you a new key and program it to the car. I did it.
finch13
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Yep, a few locksmiths can program the ECU to recognize the key.
